https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/383a26b2ae261e587ad2adc6ec6f5cf4.jpg 6948e6fe8a5cea9346f44ecf7ef15730 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Leven Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 285631381 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LEV0160 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frank Drake , Dava Sobel Title A name given to the resource Is Anyone Out There? Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Souvenir Press Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17 June, 1993 Description An account of the resource Around four billion years ago, natural chemical reactions led to the formation of organic molecules in the Earth's waters. From these, nucleic acids emerged, then cells, then multicellular organisms, and, ultimately, the astonishing biodiversity on Earth today. De Duve, a cell biologist and Nobel laureate, invokes a grand scope in this exposition of the origin and future of life. He examines seven successive life "ages," beginning with the "Age of Chemistry," when biomolecules first emerged, and ending with "The Age of the Unknown," our possible biological futures. The first four parts, which report on topics from the author's field of expertise and include information on his original theories, have a rather high technical content. The pace and readability pick up in later chapters, in which de Duve discusses higher plant and animal evolution. For general readers with no background on the subject, there are more accessible books on the origin of life on Earth (e.g., A.G. Cairns-Smith's Seven Clues to the Origin of Life, Cambridge Univ. Pr., 1990), but this ambitious, authoritative work can be highly recommended for nonspecialist readers who possess basic science literacy. Language A language of the resource nothing Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Hardcover